|07.02.2022|6:53pm
Jockey Isaac Castillo celebrates his sixth win on the cardboard at Monmouth Park aboard Takeittocomittee within the tenth race on July 2
Jockey Isaac Castillo wakened Saturday pondering he had an opportunity to have a strong day with 11 mounts on Monmouth Park’s 12-race card in Oceanport, N.J.
But he by no means anticipated a career-best six winners – for 5 completely different trainers.
The 24-year-old Panamanian got here inside one win of Paco Lopez’s monitor report for winners in a day, whereas eclipsing his personal-best exhibiting of 5 winners on June 1 at Monmouth Park.
“You never expect to win six in a day, especially at a track like Monmouth Park, where there are so many good jockeys. So it’s a surprise to me,” mentioned Castillo. “All of the horses ran great for me. It’s a special day for me. It feels really good.”
Castillo received from 5 furlongs to a mile and 1 / 4, and break up the victories equally – three on the grime, three on the grass. He is at the moment second within the rider standings with 29 wins to Lopez’s 35.
Lopez, searching for his ninth Monmouth Park driving title, has received seven winners in a day on the Jersey Shore monitor 3 times, most lately on Aug. 28, 2021.
“When I looked at the races I was in I thought I had a chance to win a few, but not six,” he mentioned. “I have to give credit to the trainers for getting these horses ready. It’s a big accomplishment.”
Castillo received the primary race with Skillful ($7.00) for Patricia Farro, the second race with Wild Mule ($4.20) for Jerry Hollendorfer, the seventh race with Mercury Head ($17.60) for Lindsay Schultz, the eighth race with Coach Adams ($4.40) for Hollendorfer, the ninth race with Starting Over ($19.20) for Robert Falcone and the tenth race with Takeittocommittee ($6.80) for Rory Huston.
Castillo rode two of the three winners of the day for Hollendorfer, who’s now second within the coach standings with 12 winners. Claudio Gonzalez, who received three races on Friday, tops the standings with 13 winners, with Kelly Breen third with 10.
